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Listening to a report about the Trans Siberian Railroad on the radio this morning, my mind drifted to rail gauges, and maps of standards in general. Here are two that have been of personal interest to me for very different reasons. The first one because I am a rail enthusiast, the second because I used to … Continue reading Maps of Standards→

UPDATE: I have re-uploaded the slides to Slideshare with the correct Community Score Cards -- see the comments. Phew! State Of The Map is over and it was so very good. In spite of the growth of OpenStreetMap and the conference, the grassroots spirit is still very much there, and that is what OpenStreetMap is … Continue reading Insert Coin To Play – my talk at State Of The Map 2011→

Denver, The Mile High City in Colorado, USA, will be the stage for two of the most prominent conferences in the domain of open geospatial software and data, FOSS4G and SOTM. I will be speaking at both conferences. The community is gearing up for these important and fun events, preparing their talks and discussing the … Continue reading OpenStreetMap and Warm vs. Cold Geography→

I have landed in Salt Lake City. My wife and I are transitioning our way into my new life here slowly by slowly. As we start to get settled down here in the midst of the hottest part of the summer, I start picking up my geo habits. They prove really hard to root out. … Continue reading UTA GTFS transit data into SQLite→

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About Me

Hi, my name is Martijn van Exel. I am a geographer, hacker of things, and maker of maps. I currently work for Telenav as a project lead for the company’s OpenStreetMap initiatives. I sit on the board of directors of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.